diff --git a/SearchAPI/CMR/Translate/translate_params.py b/SearchAPI/CMR/Translate/translate_params.py
index 660d59e7..2e1906b3 100644
--- a/SearchAPI/CMR/Translate/translate_params.py
+++ b/SearchAPI/CMR/Translate/translate_params.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 import requests
 from SearchAPI.asf_env import get_config
 
+from shapely import wkt
+from shapely.geometry import Polygon
+from shapely.geometry.base import BaseGeometry
 def translate_params(p):
     """
     Translate supported params into CMR params
@@ -28,6 +31,14 @@ def translate_params(p):
             if 'errors' in response:
                 raise ValueError(f'Could not repair WKT: {val}')
             val = response['wkt']['wrapped']
+            shape = wkt.loads(response['wkt']['unwrapped'])
+            if _should_use_bbox(shape):
+                bbox = _get_bbox(shape)
+                try:
+                    params['bbox'] = input_map()['bbox'][2](bbox)
+                    continue
+                except ValueError as exc:
+                    raise ValueError(f'{key}: {exc}') from exc
         try:
             params[key] = input_map()[key][2](val)
         except ValueError as exc:
@@ -52,3 +63,35 @@ def translate_params(p):
         del params['maxresults']
 
     return params, output, max_results
+
+def _get_bbox(aoi: BaseGeometry):
+    # If a wide rectangle is provided, make sure to use the bounding box
+    # instead of the wkt for better responses from CMR
+    # This will provide better results with AOI's near poles
+    bounds = aoi.boundary.bounds
+    if bounds[0] > 180 or bounds[2] > 180:
+        bounds = [(x + 180) % 360 - 180 if idx % 2 == 0 and abs(x) > 180 else x for idx, x in enumerate(bounds)]
+
+    bottom_left = [str(coord) for coord in bounds[:2]]
+    top_right = [str(coord) for coord in bounds[2:]]
+
+    bbox = ','.join([*bottom_left, *top_right])
+    return  bbox
+
+
+def _should_use_bbox(shape: BaseGeometry):
+    """
+    If the passed shape is a polygon, and if that polygon
+    is equivalent to it's bounding box (if it's a rectangle),
+    we should use the bounding box to search instead
+    """
+    if isinstance(shape, Polygon):
+        coords = [
+            [shape.bounds[0], shape.bounds[1]], 
+            [shape.bounds[2], shape.bounds[1]],
+            [shape.bounds[2], shape.bounds[3]],
+            [shape.bounds[0], shape.bounds[3]],
+        ]
+        return shape.equals(Polygon(shell=coords))
+    
+    return False
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